Transportation startup funding in Europe
European funding attributed to this sector (companies tagged with it).
1,534 European Transportation companies have closed 2,796 funding rounds and raised €47B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €12B. Germany leads by capital raised, and Bpifrance is the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
#4 sector by equity raised — 6.6% of European sector equity funding.
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsData table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €93M | 17 |
| 2011 | €28M | 20 |
| 2012 | €180M | 44 |
| 2013 | €179M | 73 |
| 2014 | €442M | 130 |
| 2015 | €867M | 187 |
| 2016 | €1.2B | 272 |
| 2017 | €2.0B | 221 |
| 2018 | €2.6B | 215 |
| 2019 | €3.4B | 162 |
| 2020 | €4.2B | 199 |
| 2021 | €9.2B | 286 |
| 2022 | €6.7B | 283 |
| 2023 | €3.8B | 247 |
| 2024 | €4.7B | 187 |
| 2025 | €1.7B | 115 |
| 2026 | €5.1B | 76 |
AI analysis mentioning Transportation
AI-generated · figures verified · not investment adviceTransportation funding nearly flat at €389M as deal count holds steady
Transportation funding was essentially unchanged at €389M in the recent 90 days versus €396M in the prior period, a decline of 2%. Deal count held at 18 in both windows.
Transportation funding rises 89% to €511M on fewer deals
Transportation funding rose to €511M in the recent 90-day window from €270M in the prior period, an increase of 89%, while deal count fell from 24 to 16, indicating larger average round sizes.
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds| Company | Country | Stage | Amount | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Cells Company (ACC) | France | Debt | €4.4B | 2024-02-13 | View → |
| InPost | Poland | Other | €2.8B | 2026-02-09 | View → |
| Polestar | Sweden | Debt | €1.6B | 2022-11-03 | View → |
| Wayve | UK | Series D+ | €1.0B | 2026-02-25 | View → |
| finn | Germany | Debt | €1.0B | 2025-02-10 | View → |
| Wayve | UK | Series C | €1.0B | 2024-05-07 | View → |
| Polestar | Sweden | Debt | €879M | 2024-02-28 | View → |
| Gorillas | Germany | Series C | €858M | 2021-10-19 | View → |
| Bolt | Estonia | Series D+ | €628M | 2022-01-11 | View → |
| Bolt | Estonia | Series D+ | €600M | 2021-08-02 | View → |
| Conigital | UK | Series A | €584M | 2023-09-11 | View → |
| Cazoo | UK | Debt | €551M | 2022-02-10 | View → |
Top investors
named, by deal count- Bpifrance34 deals
- Speedinvest23 deals
- Atomico19 deals
- European Investment Bank (EIB)18 deals
- Octopus Ventures18 deals
- Crowdcube17 deals
- Seedrs17 deals
- EQT Ventures16 deals
- Index Ventures16 deals
- Balderton Capital15 deals
Top countries
total € raised · click a bar to openData table
| Transportation — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €13B |
| UK | €11B |
| France | €8.4B |
| Sweden | €7.5B |
| Israel | €3.4B |
| Spain | €3.0B |
| Poland | €2.9B |
| Estonia | €2.2B |
| Netherlands | €1.5B |
| Finland | €1.0B |
Stage mix
share of disclosed €Data table
| Transportation — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Other | €21B |
| Debt | €12B |
| Series D+ | €7.9B |
| Series C | €6.5B |
| Series B | €5.1B |
| Series A | €3.3B |
| Growth/Late | €1.3B |
| Seed | €1.0B |
| Early VC | €304M |
| Grant | €68M |
| Pre-Seed | €51M |
| Crowdfunding | €20M |
| ICO | €18M |